Echoes of Sport. Horse Racing
Dec. 30.—Wallsend Jockey Club. Dec. 31—Merriwa Race Club. Jan. 1—Newcastle Jockey Club Jan. 16.—Heddon Jockey Club; entries…
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Football in England. London
The "Wallabies" defeated North Glamorgan on Wednesday by 13 points to 5. The winning score was made up of two goals and a try, while the losers…
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Jock Johnson, the new great luminary in the pugilistic world, was about Sydney on Monday, and no one looking at the big, smiling black—and not "knowing the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Boxing Championship. (Continued from page 4). Clergyman's Denunciation
In the Course of a sermon at Bendigo Methodist Church on Sunday night, the Rey. H. Worrall said: "On Saturday for hours that ghastly Stadium at…
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When our report of the interstate match between New South Wales and Victoria, which is being played on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, closed yesterday, the Victorians…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cricket Turmoil. Players and Board of Control
A meeting of leading cricketers will be held at Melbourne this evening to consider the demands made by the Board of Control in connection with the financial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World's Boxing Championship. Johnson Beats Burns in 14 Rounds. Police Stop the Fight. the Black Wins on Points
The great boxing contest for a purse of £7500. which was to decide tile world's supremacy, took place on Saturday morning at the Stadium, Rushcutter's Bay…
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Owing to Burns' lack of popularity in England, sportsmen generally are glad of the result of his contest with Johnson…
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The League team defeated Leeds on Saturday by 14 points to 10. Swansea defeated the Australian Rugby Union team on Saturday by…
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The following teams will represent Muswellbrook Cricket Club in matches to be played on the Show Ground on Now Year's Day against Mr. W. R. Jones's Sydney team,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Next Australian Cricket Team
The action of the players in objecting to the conditions laid down by the Board of Control in connection with the visit of tho next Australian ten in to England is adversely criticised in sport-…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Interstate Cricket Easy Win for Victoria
The interstate cricket match New South Wales versus Victoria was continued on the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon after our report closed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Very Latest Cables. London, Tuesday afternoon Football Team for Australia
The Northern Football Union Committee favour sending a team to Australasia in 1909, but are awaiting an answer from New Zealand…
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Jack Johnson, the champion pugilist of the world, who has been engaged by Mr Harry Rickards to appear at the Tivoli Theatre for six weeks, commenced his…
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The Australian Rugby Union team met Cardiff yesterday afternoon, and were defeated by 24 points (1 dropped goal, 1 penalty goal, and 5 tries) to S…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cricket Turmoil
A meeting of cricketers of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia was held at Melbourne on Tuesday to consider the terms proposed by the Board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing
Jan. 1—Newcastle Jockey Club Jan. 16.—Heddon Jockey Club ; entries, Jan. 11. Jan. 20, 21.—Manilla Jockey Club races…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →East Maitland Athletic Club
The annual gathering of the East Maitland Athletic Club, to take place on the East Maitland reserve on Anniversary Day, promises to be one of the most successful reunions yet hold by the club…
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